Nele Brusselaers

8.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
166 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Nele Brusselaers is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nele Brusselaers has authored 166 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Surgery, 37 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 36 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Nele Brusselaers's work include Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (24 papers), Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments (22 papers) and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (20 papers). Nele Brusselaers is often cited by papers focused on Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (24 papers), Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments (22 papers) and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (20 papers). Nele Brusselaers collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Belgium and United Kingdom. Nele Brusselaers's co-authors include Jesper Lagergren, Stijn Blot, Dirk Vogelaers, Lars Engstrand, Stan Monstrey, Eric A. J. Hoste, Hans Verstraelen, Fredrik Mattsson, Sonia Labeau and Koenraad Vandewoude and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Nele Brusselaers

151 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A Clinical Algorithm to Diagnose Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Critically Ill Patients

2012 446 citations Stijn Blot, Fabio Silvio Taccone et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
Severe burn injury in europe: a systematic review of the incidence, etiology, morbidity, and mortality

2010 438 citations Nele Brusselaers, Stan Monstrey et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nele Brusselaers Sweden	37	2.1k	1.5k	984	716	705	166	5.6k
Ojan Assadian Austria	40	814 0.4×	1.6k 1.1×	577 0.6×	994 1.4×	631 0.9×	242	5.1k
Jennie Wilson United Kingdom	39	1.8k 0.8×	1.9k 1.3×	643 0.7×	1.5k 2.0×	260 0.4×	98	6.1k
Deverick J. Anderson United States	53	3.3k 1.5×	3.3k 2.3×	1.3k 1.3×	3.5k 4.9×	559 0.8×	344	10.5k
Joseph S. Solomkin United States	51	2.7k 1.3×	5.3k 3.6×	1.5k 1.5×	1.7k 2.3×	581 0.8×	157	11.8k
Marin L. Schweizer United States	44	1.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	713 0.7×	2.4k 3.4×	432 0.6×	179	6.3k
Juan Pablo Horcajada Spain	47	3.3k 1.6×	1.3k 0.9×	433 0.4×	1.4k 2.0×	1.1k 1.6×	238	8.0k
Suzanne E. Geerlings Netherlands	44	5.5k 2.6×	1.0k 0.7×	591 0.6×	1.8k 2.5×	768 1.1×	213	9.3k
Margaret A. Olsen United States	47	2.8k 1.3×	3.7k 2.5×	875 0.9×	2.4k 3.3×	375 0.5×	268	8.7k
Donald E. Fry United States	35	1.2k 0.5×	2.8k 1.9×	885 0.9×	381 0.5×	371 0.5×	206	5.8k
Loreen A. Herwaldt United States	47	2.8k 1.3×	1.7k 1.2×	611 0.6×	4.9k 6.8×	1.2k 1.7×	200	8.8k

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Heede, Klaas Van Den, Nele Brusselaers, Martin Almquist, et al.. (2025). Perioperative characteristics and short-term morbidity after surgery for renal hyperparathyroidism: multicentre EUROCRINE® registry study. BJS Open. 9(3).

Heede, Klaas Van Den, et al.. (2024). Neck paragangliomas: a case report and literature review. Acta chirurgica Belgica. 124(6). 508–513.

Callens, Steven, et al.. (2024). Clostridioides difficile recurrence in individuals with and without cancer: a Swedish population-based cohort study. Infection. 52(2). 649–660. 3 indexed citations

Simin, Johanna, et al.. (2023). Maintenance Proton Pump Inhibitor Use Associated with Increased All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in Sweden. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 68(6). 2252–2263. 6 indexed citations

Debelius, Justine W., Lars Engstrand, Andreas Matussek, et al.. (2023). The Local Tumor Microbiome Is Associated with Survival in Late-Stage Colorectal Cancer Patients. Microbiology Spectrum. 11(3). e0506622–e0506622. 14 indexed citations

Fornes, Romina, Hanna Danielsson, Steven Callens, et al.. (2022). Antibiotic use during pregnancy and the risk of preterm birth: a population-based Swedish cohort study. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 77(5). 1461–1467. 17 indexed citations

Guðnadóttir, Unnur, Justine W. Debelius, Juan Du, et al.. (2022). The vaginal microbiome and the risk of preterm birth: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 7926–7926. 84 indexed citations

Liu, Qing, Johanna Simin, Justine W. Debelius, et al.. (2021). Menopausal hormone therapies and risk of colorectal cancer: a Swedish matched‐cohort study. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 53(11). 1216–1225. 12 indexed citations

Slycke, Sam Van, Klaas Van Den Heede, Paul Van Crombrugge, et al.. (2021). Combined cervicosternotomy and cervicotomy for true retrosternal goiters: a surgical cohort study. Updates in Surgery. 73(4). 1–10. 7 indexed citations

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Simin, Johanna, Qing Liu, Katja Fall, et al.. (2021). Prediagnostic use of estrogen-only therapy is associated with improved colorectal cancer survival in menopausal women: a Swedish population-based cohort study. Acta Oncologica. 60(7). 881–887. 7 indexed citations

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Zhernakova, Alexandra, et al.. (2020). Systematic review with meta‐analysis: the risks of proton pump inhibitors during pregnancy. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 51(4). 410–420. 34 indexed citations

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Sharma, Shantanu, Devika Mehra, Nele Brusselaers, & Sunil Mehra. (2020). Menstrual Hygiene Preparedness Among Schools in India: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of System-and Policy-Level Actions. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(2). 647–647. 51 indexed citations

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Brusselaers, Nele, Omid Sadr‐Azodi, & Lars Engstrand. (2019). Long-term proton pump inhibitor usage and the association with pancreatic cancer in Sweden. Journal of Gastroenterology. 55(4). 453–461. 33 indexed citations

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Brusselaers, Nele, Sadeep Shrestha, Janneke van de Wijgert, & Hans Verstraelen. (2018). Vaginal dysbiosis and the risk of human papillomavirus and cervical cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 221(1). 9–18.e8. 201 indexed citations

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Maret‐Ouda, John, Wenjing Tao, Fredrik Mattsson, et al.. (2015). Esophageal adenocarcinoma after obesity surgery in a population-based cohort study. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 13(1). 28–34. 35 indexed citations

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Brusselaers, Nele, Rickard Ljung, Fredrik Mattsson, et al.. (2013). Education level and survival after oesophageal cancer surgery: a prospective population-based cohort study. BMJ Open. 3(12). e003754–e003754. 9 indexed citations

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Blot, Stijn, Fabio Silvio Taccone, Anne‐Marie Van den Abeele, et al.. (2012). A Clinical Algorithm to Diagnose Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Critically Ill Patients. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 186(1). 56–64. 446 indexed citations breakdown →

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Labeau, Sonia, et al.. (2011). Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia with oral antiseptics: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 11(11). 845–854. 193 indexed citations

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Brusselaers, Nele, Ali Pirayesh, Henk Hoeksema, et al.. (2010). Skin Replacement in Burn Wounds. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 68(2). 490–501. 86 indexed citations

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Brusselaers, Nele, Eric A. J. Hoste, Stan Monstrey, et al.. (2005). Outcome and changes over time in survival following severe burns from 1985 to 2004. Intensive Care Medicine. 31(12). 1648–1653. 142 indexed citations

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